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Hope, Hesitation as Waste-to-Energy Gets New Look

Amid coverage of what Mayor Bloomberg said in his annual address about schools, cops and wages, the mayor’s reference to a once-controversial notion—”the possibility of cleanly converting trash into renewable…

Investigations

Green Cart Vendors Face Diet of Challenges

From competition with other carts and established businesses, to tickets, cold weather and struggles getting and storing their food, a six-month investigation of the Green Cart program reveals room for…

Education Investigations

Leasing Rules Eyed After Toxic School's Closure

When a Bronx school shut this summer because of contamination, parents of students who’d attended the site over the past two decades worried about their children’s health—and wondered why the…

Investigations

Science and Politics Collide in Medgar Evers Faculty Split

Instructors at the Brooklyn college are divided over how to improve poor graduation numbers—and on whether the faculty on hand are qualified to operate a new science center.

Economy Investigations

The Mystery of Bed-Stuy’s Missing Jobs

Despite growing gentrification, Central Brooklyn is the New York neighborhood hardest-hit by the economic downturn.

Education Investigations

Schools Targeted for Closure Serve Kids with Higher Needs

Schools on the new DOE closure list serve more low-income, special ed and English-learning students than the system as a whole. Is the city simply fighting for poor kids to…

Economy Investigations

Earning Farm Subsidies … on the Upper East Side?

As a national debate over farm subsidies heats up, a look at the top New York City beneficiaries reveals the nuances of a controversial program.

Economy In Depth Investigations

Workfare for Food Stamps?

Poor New Yorkers and advocates say the Bloomberg administration is, for the first time, forcing people receiving food stamps to fulfill work requirements.

Investigations

City Sewage Plan Faces Obstacles, Questions

Advocates praise the motives behind New York’s plan to reduce the amount of sewage released untreated into its waterways. But they’re worried about the details.

Economy Investigations

Can Job Training Reduce Unemployment?

Governments are pouring money into job skills programs as a way of combating poverty. But what jobs are participants being prepared for?

Investigations

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